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House Vote On Israel/Ukraine Aid Likely On Friday

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) outlined his plan to pass supplemental foreign aid. A package comprised of four bills: One each for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan and fourth of GOP policy; the REPO Act; the House-passed TikTok bill; a Lend-Lease Act for military aid; and a bill to convert some Ukraine grants into loans.

  • Johnson told reporters yesterday that he expects to release the text today with a vote likely by Friday. If all the bills pass the chamber, they are to be merged into a single piece of legislation to ease passage through the Senate.
  • According to Punchbowl News, Johnson plans to lean on Democrat support to bring the package of bills to the floor under a single rule - which they are likely to do.
  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said: “We’re not going to come to any conclusion about process until we understand the substance. If we are substantively aligned, then we can have the procedural conversation.”
  • Johnson is likely to allow an amendment process but any poison pills riders like the hardline House-Republican border package H.R. 2 have little chance of making a final package.
  • As the package includes aid for Ukraine, there is a credible risk that hardliner Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) could trigger a vote to oust Johnson. However, there has been little support from other conservatives and an endorsement from former President Donald Trump could be sufficient to dissuade other potential rebels.
  • The TikTok bill could be a point of contention in the Senate where it has received a lukewarm reception despite the overwhelming backing of the House.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) outlined his plan to pass supplemental foreign aid. A package comprised of four bills: One each for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan and fourth of GOP policy; the REPO Act; the House-passed TikTok bill; a Lend-Lease Act for military aid; and a bill to convert some Ukraine grants into loans.

  • Johnson told reporters yesterday that he expects to release the text today with a vote likely by Friday. If all the bills pass the chamber, they are to be merged into a single piece of legislation to ease passage through the Senate.
  • According to Punchbowl News, Johnson plans to lean on Democrat support to bring the package of bills to the floor under a single rule - which they are likely to do.
  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said: “We’re not going to come to any conclusion about process until we understand the substance. If we are substantively aligned, then we can have the procedural conversation.”
  • Johnson is likely to allow an amendment process but any poison pills riders like the hardline House-Republican border package H.R. 2 have little chance of making a final package.
  • As the package includes aid for Ukraine, there is a credible risk that hardliner Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) could trigger a vote to oust Johnson. However, there has been little support from other conservatives and an endorsement from former President Donald Trump could be sufficient to dissuade other potential rebels.
  • The TikTok bill could be a point of contention in the Senate where it has received a lukewarm reception despite the overwhelming backing of the House.